Larry Biittner

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: July 27, 1946 in Pocahontas, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 10th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA).

High School: Catholic HS (Pocahontas, IA)

Schools: Drake University (Des Moines, IA), Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)

Debut: July 17, 1970 (Age 23-355d, 10,637th in MLB history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1983 (Age 37-064d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Lawrence David Biittner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

AB

3151

H

861

HR

BA

.273

R

310

RBI

354

SB

OBP

.324

SLG

.359

OPS

.683

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1968	21	WSA-min	AA,WRk	58	215	199	24	57	12	2	1	21	2	1	11	22	.286	.330	.382	.712		76		3	0	2			SAV,SNR · SOUL,FLIL
1969	22	WSA-min	WRk	32	126	117	11	34	5	0	1	19	0	0	7	10	.291	.333	.359	.692		42		1	0	1			SNR · FLIS
1970	23	WSA-min	AA	102	437	388	51	126	27	6	9	62	3	2	44	37	.325	.392	.495	.887		192		1	1	3			PFD · EL
1970	23	WSA	AL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1971	24	WSA-min	AAA	25	106	101	20	36	10	2	2	18	0	0	4	15	.356	.387	.554	.941		56		1	0	0			DEN · AA
1971	24	WSA	AL	66	189	171	12	44	4	1	0	16	1	0	16	20	.257	.323	.292	.615	81	50	7	1	0	1	3	9H/73
1972	25	TEX	AL	137	422	382	34	99	18	1	3	31	1	3	29	37	.259	.313	.335	.648	97	128	7	2	6	3	5	397H/8
1973	26	TEX	AL	83	281	258	19	65	8	2	1	12	1	0	20	21	.252	.307	.310	.617	79	80	8	1	1	1	0	973/HD8
1974	27	MON-min	AAA	94	361	303	53	99	16	1	3	48	4	3	43	37	.327	.407	.416	.823		126		4	2	9			MEM · IL
1974	27	MON	NL	18	27	26	2	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.269	.269	.308	.577	58	8	0	0	1	0	0	H/7
1975	28	MON	NL	121	384	346	34	109	13	5	3	28	2	1	34	33	.315	.376	.408	.784	115	141	12	0	4	0	8	97H/8
1976	29	TOT	NL	89	237	224	23	53	14	1	0	18	0	2	10	9	.237	.272	.308	.580	60	69	6	1	2	0	3	H37/9
1976	29	MON	NL	11	32	32	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.188	.188	.219	.406	13	7	2	0	0	0	0	/H97
1976	29	CHC	NL	78	205	192	21	47	13	1	0	17	0	2	10	6	.245	.286	.323	.609	68	62	4	1	2	0	3	3H7/9
1977	30	CHC	NL	138	532	493	74	147	28	1	12	62	2	1	35	36	.298	.345	.432	.777	99	213	17	1	1	2	2	37H/1
1978	31	CHC	NL	120	374	343	32	88	15	1	4	50	0	1	23	37	.257	.300	.341	.641	72	117	8	1	1	6	4	3H7
1979	32	CHC	NL	111	295	272	35	79	13	3	3	50	1	1	21	23	.290	.339	.393	.732	92	107	10	0	0	2	1	H379
1980	33	CHC	NL	127	299	273	21	68	12	2	1	34	1	3	18	33	.249	.294	.319	.613	67	87	6	2	0	6	2	H379/8
1981	34	CIN	NL	42	66	61	1	13	4	0	0	8	0	0	4	4	.213	.258	.279	.536	51	17	3	0	0	1	1	H/39
1982	35	CIN	NL	97	208	184	18	57	9	2	2	24	1	0	17	16	.310	.369	.413	.782	117	76	9	2	2	3	2	H73/9
1983	36	TEX	AL	66	127	116	5	32	5	1	0	18	0	0	9	16	.276	.323	.336	.659	85	39	0	0	0	2	5	H3/D9
14 Yrs				1217	3443	3151	310	861	144	20	29	354	10	12	236	287	.273	.324	.359	.683	88	1132	93	11	18	27	36
162 Game Avg.				162	458	419	41	115	19	3	4	47	1	2	31	38	.273	.324	.359	.683	88	151	12	1	2	4	5

TEX (5 yrs)				354	1021	929	70	240	35	5	4	77	3	3	74	94	.258	.314	.320	.633	87	297	22	4	7	7	13
CHC (5 yrs)				574	1705	1573	183	429	81	8	20	213	4	8	107	135	.273	.318	.373	.691	83	586	45	5	4	16	12
MON (3 yrs)				150	443	404	38	122	15	5	3	32	2	1	34	38	.302	.356	.386	.742	104	156	14	0	5	0	8
CIN (2 yrs)				139	274	245	19	70	13	2	2	32	1	0	21	20	.286	.342	.380	.722	101	93	12	2	2	4	3

NL (9 yrs)				863	2422	2222	240	621	109	15	25	277	7	9	162	193	.279	.328	.376	.703	89	835	71	7	11	20	23
AL (5 yrs)				354	1021	929	70	240	35	5	4	77	3	3	74	94	.258	.314	.320	.633	87	297	22	4	7	7	13